forcefully, the other side, and accusations started going back and forth about what democrats were really trying to do, what republicans were really trying to do. >> how did flake take it? >> there were a couple of encouraging moments. you saw the result which was that he came out and stood firm. this really, frankly, is all hanging on his willingness. he voted to move forward with the committee process to show good faith with his caucus. at the end of the day what will keep this week a week is his willingness and several other undecided senators to be clear they're not going to vote for cloture or kavanaugh until we get the report back from the fbi. >> i want to get into the details of it. in terms of your time in there and, look, you'll work but you have a good reputation, you're someone you can work with.